Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,1315 P5 u" |( u0 y# J$ b& [
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2 X, r& {- y. i9 g2 q7 U SS I-25
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Allied Ships
. R0 V+ d( c' @" G* O CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 W7 g6 _ o; `* A" T$ l3 k CA Salt Lake City
$ }0 I: [4 \ i2 O% v, [ DD McCall. [/ R t+ F: e L+ N' B) H
DD Balch( D% T7 V! b* g
DD Fanning1 o) {- J# a/ F1 f; O2 b
DD Dunlap2 n$ e8 V* |: m# g* o2 V1 S
DD Ellet4 Y ]% R+ L& ] q4 h
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1 l8 f1 Q4 q0 L) eSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
' ]4 I% h2 l( s$ L* yDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
% [+ k' l, E9 B% @. d: `) ~ QDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
! k$ |& N+ e2 r! q8 F% lDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
7 ]- [3 s' E$ n- N, [8 y. c+ bDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
% m! _2 `/ ~# n8 m b' l( fDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
+ G7 w3 W* R6 o9 [* o+ xDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.../ a5 A$ H6 N; g$ h/ y
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
0 E* \% K1 K+ {DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
9 k5 E+ N/ y5 R: |; m5 e5 |+ UDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 v+ x* W9 z B& h. GDD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search9 g( D+ ]4 @8 m! N3 y9 {
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
# T. ~' c. r( |. D$ l, rDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25% R. ^& i: f+ t h& t f
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
' L% ~2 F! _6 U3 E! T$ e6 ~9 D- JDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...( N2 f! n2 }5 Y( F& w) Z& J) X
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
: m: y% S6 f7 ?! s! N$ c U# YEscort abandons search for sub |